Overview

This is a collection of new essays on the religious themes in, and the implications of, the works of Joss Whedon, creator of such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and more recently writer and director of the box-office hit Marvel's The Avengers. The book addresses such topics as ethics, racism, feminism, politics, witchcraft, spiritual transformation, identity, community, heroism, apocalypse, and other theologically significant themes of Whedon's creative enterprises. The disciplinary approaches vary as well; history, theology, philosophy of religion, phenom­enology, cultural studies, and religious studies are all employed. The various essay authors differ in that some are clearly believers in God, some are clearly not, and others leave that matter aside.

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Author:   Anthony R. Mills ,  John W. Morehead ,  J. Ryan Parker
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9780786472901

ISBN 10:   0786472901
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   20 September 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword—K. Dale Koontz Preface—Anthony R. Mills Introduction—Anthony R. Mills Varieties of Conversion: Spiritual Transformation in the Buffyverse—Jeremy R. Ricketts The Harrowing of Hell: “Anne” and the Greek Paschal Tradition in Conversation—Hope K. Bartel and Timothy E. G. Bartel Mary and Buffy Walk into a Bar: The Virgin Deity and Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Valerie Mayhew “Oh ... My ... Goddess”: Witchcraft, Magick and Thealogy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Jason Lawton Winslade Apocalypse Now and Again: The Apocalyptic Paradigm and the Meaning of Life and (Un)Death in Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Roslyn Weaver Who’s Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? Racial Identity and the Irrationality of Religious Belief in Firefly and Serenity—Desirée de Jesus “You’re welcome on my boat, God ain’t”: Ethical Foundations in the Whedonverse—Dean A. Kowalski Actives, Affectivity and the Soul: Interpreting Dollhouse through the Phenomenology of Michel Henry—J. Leavitt Pearl Just to Love and Be Loved in Return: Identity and Love in the Dollhouse—Julie Clawson “There’s no place I can be”: Whedon, Augustine and the Earthly City—Susanne E. Foster and James B. South To Assemble or to Shrug? Power, Responsibility and Sacrifice in Marvel’s The Avengers—Russell W. Dalton National Treasures: Joss Whedon’s Assembling of Exceptional Avengers—John C. McDowell As It Ever Was ... So Shall It Never Be: Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory and Violence in The Cabin in the Woods—J. Ryan Parker “I’m sorry I ... ended the world”: Eschatology, Nihilism and Hope in The Cabin in the Woods—W. Scott Poole About the Contributors Index

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this volume compiles essays from various authors with various religious backgrounds on religious themes in the work Joss Whedon, a self-described 'angry athesist' --Reference & Research Book News.

"""This volume compiles essays from various authors with various religious backgrounds on religious themes in the work Joss Whedon, a self-described 'angry athesist'""--Reference & Research Book News."

this volume compiles essays from various authors with various religious backgrounds on religious themes in the work Joss Whedon, a self-described 'angry athesist' --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

Author Information

Anthony R. Mills received his Ph.D. in theology and culture and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. He contributes to www.poptheology.com and blogs at transgressivespaces.blogspot.com . John W. Morehead is an independent scholar who specializes in new religious movements, the intersection of religion and popular culture, and interreligious conflict. He lives in Syracuse, Utah. J. Ryan Parker received a Ph.D. in religion and the arts from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and a Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University. He works in film marketing and publicity, is the founder and executive director of the Mississippi Film Society and the creator of Pop Theology, www.poptheology.com. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi.

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